Dancing with Light Painting with Time comes to South Santiam Hall Gallery
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| Kurt Norlin (photos by Marwah Alzabidi) |
decided to do with photography.
LBCC’s South Santiam Hall Gallery is currently featuring the artwork of Kurt Norlin and Jeff Hess. Both artists use combined mediums to create something new and captivating. Each piece is filled with vibrant colors and exciting titles that make these pieces pop.
Along with photography, Norlin has a background in painting and printmaking, which has inspired his desire to push the boundaries of photography by creating layers through photoshop.
“I love color,” said Norlin. “I was an abstract expressionist painter, not a very good one, not as good as I wanted to be. This is where this is coming from.”
Two of Norlin’s pieces caught the attention of LBCC student, Angela Scott.
“The presentation of the pieces are put together really well and gives each piece its own chance to breathe. 'Coyote Chant' and 'Ancient Seas' are my favorite,” said Scott. “It’s like light is its own language. Things like this should be noticed. I think it’s awesome.”
Using a different approach, Hess applies his scientific background to his craft.
Dissatisfied with the industrial and corporate world, he saw art as a way to express himself, and say something to the world that was his own voice.“I refer to this project as atemporal painting,” said Hess. “It’s a way to look at forces, flows and movement from a mathematical perspective.”
He see’s the space that he’s working with as a canvas. His process involves taking the image he wants to work with, deconstructing it, then separating it into colors and brushstrokes.
“Everything I use is organic material, so I use flowers, nuts, berries and leaves. Things that I usually eat after,” said Hess. “How you move the leaf changes how you paint it.”
He uses compressed air, motors and different tools to move the material in the direction he wants it.
“Because it’s moving, you’re painting with time as it passes by,” said Hess. “It’s almost like a musical score. It’s an interesting transformation.”
Transcribing into an image with a stationary camera is his final step.
A favorite of LBCC student Ashley Cramer is Hess’s piece “Curtain.”
“I didn’t know what it was until they told me it’s flowers. It gave it a different light, a new perspective and I love red,” said Cramer.
The Dancing with Light, Painting with Time Motion Photography exhibit will be on display at the SSH Gallery until March 17.
At a glance:
-Kurt Norlin website: http://kurtnorlinphotography.com/
-Jeff Hess website: http://www.artinthevalley.net/jeff-hess.html
-Dancing with Light, Painting with Time
-SSH Gallery Feb. 3-Mar. 11
LBCC’s South Santiam Hall Gallery is currently featuring the artwork of Kurt Norlin and Jeff Hess. Both artists use combined mediums to create something new and captivating. Each piece is filled with vibrant colors and exciting titles that make these pieces pop.
Along with photography, Norlin has a background in painting and printmaking, which has inspired his desire to push the boundaries of photography by creating layers through photoshop.
“I love color,” said Norlin. “I was an abstract expressionist painter, not a very good one, not as good as I wanted to be. This is where this is coming from.”
Two of Norlin’s pieces caught the attention of LBCC student, Angela Scott.
“The presentation of the pieces are put together really well and gives each piece its own chance to breathe. 'Coyote Chant' and 'Ancient Seas' are my favorite,” said Scott. “It’s like light is its own language. Things like this should be noticed. I think it’s awesome.”
Using a different approach, Hess applies his scientific background to his craft.
Dissatisfied with the industrial and corporate world, he saw art as a way to express himself, and say something to the world that was his own voice.“I refer to this project as atemporal painting,” said Hess. “It’s a way to look at forces, flows and movement from a mathematical perspective.”
He see’s the space that he’s working with as a canvas. His process involves taking the image he wants to work with, deconstructing it, then separating it into colors and brushstrokes. “Everything I use is organic material, so I use flowers, nuts, berries and leaves. Things that I usually eat after,” said Hess. “How you move the leaf changes how you paint it.”
He uses compressed air, motors and different tools to move the material in the direction he wants it.
“Because it’s moving, you’re painting with time as it passes by,” said Hess. “It’s almost like a musical score. It’s an interesting transformation.”
Transcribing into an image with a stationary camera is his final step.
A favorite of LBCC student Ashley Cramer is Hess’s piece “Curtain.”
“I didn’t know what it was until they told me it’s flowers. It gave it a different light, a new perspective and I love red,” said Cramer.
The Dancing with Light, Painting with Time Motion Photography exhibit will be on display at the SSH Gallery until March 17.At a glance:
-Kurt Norlin website: http://kurtnorlinphotography.com/
-Jeff Hess website: http://www.artinthevalley.net/jeff-hess.html
-Dancing with Light, Painting with Time
-SSH Gallery Feb. 3-Mar. 11
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